Category: Cricket

England fast-bowler Tymal Mills has signed a new two-year contract extension with Sussex, it was announced on Tuesday (May 16). The new deal means the 24-year-old will be with the county until at least the end of the 2019 season. Mills, at present a Twenty20 specialist because of a long-standing back issue, has endured a tough time in his first […]

New Zealand have named a blend of youth and experience in their 15-member squad for next month’s Women’s World Cup in England. 16-year old legspinner Amelia Kerr is the new notable name in the list and the teenager is all set to create history as the youngest ever White Ferns’ representative in the history of World Cup. “We’ve had a […]

Former Australian cricketers Jason Gillespie, Chris Rogers and Brad Haddin will take the coaching reins during Australia A’s tour of South Africa in July and August. Gillespie, the Adelaide Strikers coach, will be the head coach and assisted by Rogers and Haddin for the tour comprising four-day and 50-over matches. Australia A will play two four-day matches against South Africa […]

VVS Laxman is the latest ex-India player to be awarded with an honorary life membership to the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The elegant Hyderabad batsman becomes the fifth Indian to receive the honour, after fellow stalwarts, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan. The 42-year-old right-handed batsman enjoyed a successful 16-year international career with India and featured in […]

Shashank Manohar will continue as Independent Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) till June 2018. Mr. Manohar, architect of the new ICC Constitution and Financial structure, acceded to the wishes of the majority of the 13-member ICC Board to complete his first two-year term as chairman of the world cricket body. “Shashank Manohar will continue to function as the […]